Western cyclone., 1887-06-10
Every man who lives in Nicodemus

sell II he WORKS 10 9O@u ana DTOaG
purposes for the good Of Nicodcmus.
There is no occasion for any further
question with reference to any public
enterprise than the question as TO
whether it promises well for Nicodemus
rs to whether it is calculated to help
NicOdemus; as to whether it is a Judi
cious and safe thing to undertake Or
promote III the interest Of NicOdemus.
Ii is a narrow and unfruitful view that
leads one to first inquire as TO whether
the proposition is not more in the III
tcrest OF one man than another. more
in the interest Of someone else. than
oneself. The success Of every large
undertaking will not be equal in i is
benefits, though itmay be mutual in
its benefits. The men who 90 to the
front, who assume the responsibilities,
who exercizd the forethought. who
take the personal risks, are the men,
Of course, who will gather the largest
personal reward, inevitably so. But
there should not be jealousy of such
men on that account, rather there
should be pride in their pluck, admira-
ton Of their foresight and pleasure In
their success for Of such is made up
the pride, the foresight, the success Of
our city. In all the business affairs of
the city it is to be presumed that in
| diyiduals are working for their own in
terests. We all do it: That is Tight:
it is wholly legitimate No man, how
ever, has any show of moral right to
work for the advancement Of his own
pecuniary interests in such way rs
to involve his neighb0r in personal
hardships or IN such way as to work q
robbery, or q fraud, or q gross decept-
ION against those who may have trust
ed him, or against those whose rights
and interests were not consulted.
! Work of this latter sort soon establish
es for the individuals who indulge in
it d reputation. and 4 reputation that
puts up bars against them and all that
sort Of work, so far rs il meets with
any measure of success. is harmful to
the individual and destructive TO the
stability and welfare of the commune
ty. 1t is very narrow channel in
which to seek personal sGcces. Indeed
personal success that may be esteem
ed Of any value is not won in that chan
hel, for men cafinot aiIoad in their bus
iness plans and methods to be disiOy-
al to personal honor and to the prima-
ry principals Of justice rs between
tnen. But pfecauti6n here does not
involve the occupation o. "d0g IL the
manager. - Men ca1 not dC good hon
est work for themselves and absorb
all the results Of it, Their work Oi
very necessity MUST be helpful to oth=
ers; in advancing their own interests
they must mensutably, advance tie
interests Of every other industrious
and honest man i'll the community
SO il follows that every good enter
prise in Nicodemus touches the person
al interests Of every good citizen o
Elc0delnus. tnd in-so far as that ehteI
prise shall hate encouragement, (
that extont are ell interests oncOurag
: Cd and promoted The affairs or mel
are so related, 50 assimilated, that nC
one can take his own concerns out o
the partnership and render them indie
pendentOf the affairs Of the peopl
about him. This IS SO on the @oO'
side md OIL the bad side Of things
The man Who establishes 4 successful
, business. of any honorable sort. mus
involve Others in The benefits Of HI
6 success, and so it should be a matte
Of direct concern in the community t
a have every man who undertakes 4
o honorable business venture in GA
J. city succeed. It is not only his ow
f success that is envolved, but also tn
@ success of Nicodemus that is involy
It ed. aid involved in just such ratio a
/ the undertaking is large OF sinai
c There is not that store set upon tn
nnt1,al relationship that there shouI